Mary at "Pile of Smiles"
Tabitha at "I Choose Bliss"
I was just over visiting Mary at Just Be Frugal. If you haven't been over to see her, you really need to go. She is such a sweetheart with a heart for the LORD!! I love all the links and ideas that she has on being frugal and other really cool tips that we all can use.
I thought I would share some interesting chicken facts with you! The greatest number of yolks ever found in a single chicken egg was nine!
A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell.
To produce a dozen eggs, a hen has to eat about four pounds of feed.
The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed nearly a pound and had a double yolk and shell.
A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs.
A chicken is 75% water.
In the U.S., approximately 46% of the chicken that is eaten by people comes from restaurants or other food outlets.
Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older.
A chicken loses its feathers when it becomes stressed.
The record for laying the most eggs in one day was seven.
The longest recorded distance flown by any chicken was 301.5 feet.
China has the most people in the world, *and* also has the most chickens. There are over 3,000,000,000 chickens in China! (The United States has only 450 million.)
The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours.
In Gainesville, Georgia, (the chicken capital of the world), a local ordinance makes it illegal to eat your chicken with a fork. LOL
There are four cities in the United States that have the word "chicken" in their name: Chicken, Alaska; Chicken Bristle, Illinois; Chicken Bristle, Kentucky; and Chicken Town, Pennsylvania.
immediately EAT them. Can you guess what I did? (she says while wiping the sugar and juice from her lips!) Well actually, I didn't eat ALL of them, even though I wanted to!Well, it's back out to the garden to see what other delicious gifts the Lord has provided us with today!
I am heading out in the morning for my Mother's Day gift; a mother-daughter overnight road trip with my baby, Goose to Colonial Williamsburg. Lots of shopping, one of the gardens (I'm hoping), and then dinner at a REALLY NICE restaurant, where the waiters wear TUXEDOS! (I know they won't l@@k half as good in theirs as My Skippy Man does in his!) :> )
I have come to the conclusion that sweetenedd condensed milk
To my delight, it did NOT require Miracle Whip. YAY! However, upon reading further, I discovered an ingredient that I did have on hand. In fact, I have a TON of it. Did I read that right......SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK? Hmmmm! At first I was a little skeptical, but I pressed on and tried the recipe. When all was boiled, chopped, and put together, what I ended up with was a recipe that I have been told is "The BEST macaroni salad I have EVER eaten!" and "DON'T you DARE lose this recipe.....I have to have it!" and "You better make this for my family get-together in a couple of weeks!"Hide all
Dear Mom,
There are some things that I have wanted to say to you but have not known how. No present that I could give, no card that I could send, could possible convey to you what's in my heart. So on this Mother's Day, I will attempt to give you just a little of what you have given me all my life - - the gift of love.
What could I possibly do for you that would equal what you have done for me? You suffered a tremendous amount of pain to bring me into this world, and on several occasions, reminded me how quickly you could take me right back out of it! LOL! You fed me, changed my diapers and cradled me to sleep at all hours of the day and night. You clothed me, taught me to talk, ( I know you regretted that many times) and to be an individual. You devoted your entire life toward giving me every opportunity to become the best possible person I could be. I guess I ask for too much in hoping that I might be half the mother to my children that you have been to me. I will try my best, because if there is one thing I want to accomplish in my life, it is to make you as proud of me as I am of you.
How blessed I was to have been born to such a wonderful mother. Everything I am, I owe to you. Your strength and wisdom guides me, your love for life inspired me, your kindness and grace warms me. I have never met another person like you, and know in my heart that I never will – you are one of a kind! I can only wish to have the light that you gave, for you touched all those around you with your warmth. I am proud to be your daughter.
So much time went by, even though we lived in the same house, that I didn’t say thank you or I love you, Mom enough. Today I do, yet it’s just a little late. God took you from those who loved you most. He took you to His kingdom where you are with Dad, Vickie, and the many others that have gone on before you. I know you are happy and free of the pain you suffered. Although my heart aches for you to be here with me daily, I find peace in knowing you can be wherever you are needed now.
It’s hard to believe, Mom, that you have been gone from us six years already, although it seems like yesterday that you were Promoted to Glory! You are so very loved and deeply missed by us all. But we know in our hearts you live!
You gave me the best present ever, Mom...the gift of life, and I will never forget all of the unconditional LOVE you gave me. All the good times you and I shared. The times that you were my shield, my comfort and my friend, will always be remembered. You already know that I LOVE YOU with all of my heart and I will never forget you. The day you left me, you took a big piece of my heart with you, a piece that will always be missing until the day we see each other again in Heaven. I will keep the memories, all the kisses, and all of the warm hugs you gave me, deep inside my heart.
M, I will love you. . . . . . . ALWAYS AND FOREVER! Dawn Marie (Nanna)
August 20, 1933 - October 18, 2004
Here's an excerpt from George Washington's prayer journal that has inspired me as I prepare this morning for this National Day of Prayer. May it remind us of our great need of Him, who first loved us!
I love pansies
This is my sister Cathy, and her children, Nemo and Boog. Please pray for them as Cathy has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. She has been battling this for about 7 months and they are now treating the kids for it as well. 